Elephant fest underway in Surin

 

SURIN, 9th November 2017 (NNT) - The northeastern province of Surin has declared open the 57th Elephant Festival in Sikhoraphum district. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010560-elephant-fest-underway-in-surin/

 

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Monk’s sex chat prompts immediate probe

By Thai PBS

 

 

The dean monk in Wiengsa district of Nan province has appointed a fact finding committee to investigate after a post about a monk buying sex service with a boy went viral on the internet.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010412-outcry-of-buddhist-facebook-users-over-monk’s-alleged-sex-chat/?do=findComment&comment=12432222

 

Abbot in Buri Ram to face probe for lending temple money

By The Nation

 

The Buri Ram monastic chief will set up a committee to investigate an abbot following complaints by local Buddhists that he had provided loans to villagers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010376-angry-buriram-residents-call-for-ouster-of-abbot-for-running-pico-finance/?do=findComment&comment=12432243

 

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Two Myanmar men arrested for killing Thai wife in Trang

By The Nation

 

Trang police have arrested two Myanmar nationals for allegedly killing one of the men’s Thai wife in Trang’s Khok Yang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010546-police-hunt-for-myanmar-husband-for-alleged-murder-of-thai-wife-in-trang/?do=findComment&comment=12432253

 

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Ayutthaya police say truck driver is not intoxicated

By Thai PBS

 

 

Ayutthaya police said they have employed alcohol test on the driver of the 10-wheel truck which engaged in a tragic crash but found he was not intoxicated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010461-four-foreign-tourists-dead-as-van-slams-in-to-turning-10-wheel-truck/?do=findComment&comment=12432265

 

Chiang Rai prepares to retake defunct mine

 

CHIANG RAI, 9 November 2017 (NNT) - Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and relevant agencies have banded together to sieze a defunct scheelite mine in Chiang Rai province. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010569-chiang-rai-prepares-to-retake-defunct-mine/

Konnakhao Mime founder Paitoon passes away

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s most prominent mime artist and founder of the well-known troupe Konnakhao Mime, Paitoon Laisakul, passed away at the age of 55 on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010570-konnakhao-mime-founder-paitoon-passes-away/

 

Police baffled by Bt6 million missing from armoured vehicle

By The Nation

 

File photo: Bang Yai Police Station

 

Police held a meeting on Wednesday night to analyse how thieves managed to open the reinforced door of an armoured vehicle and make off with two bags containing Bt6 million.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010571-police-baffled-by-bt6-million-missing-from-armoured-vehicle/

 

Popular torrent site blocked on Chrome and Firefox

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Torrent users have been dealt a major blow after a leading torrent site has been blocked by two of the most popular web browsers.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/popular-torrent-site-blocked-chrome-firefox/25508/

Phuket Gateway ‘facelift’ gets heavy push

The Phuket News

 

One of the attractions currently on display at the Phuket Gateway. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The plan to revive the long-ailing Phuket Gateway at the northern end of the island into a bustling tourist attraction took a major stride forward yesterday (Nov 8) with a slew of announcements by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong, including that a market will start at the site on Dec 12.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010572-phuket-gateway-‘facelift’-gets-heavy-push/

 

Student’s ‘smart local guide’ an example of technology married to local wisdom

By The Nation

 

 

A Thammasat University (TU) Lampang Centre student has developed a smartphone application called “Smart Local Guide” as an innovative prototype to creatively boost Thai tourism and incomes of local business operators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010573-student’s-‘smart-local-guide’-an-example-of-technology-married-to-local-wisdom/

 

Thai Post’s 12 Hilarious Reasons Not To Google Translate Thai

By  Khaosod English

 

  

Roast duck sanctuary and sweet-fitting Kayasart. Know ye millet grain?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010575-thai-post’s-12-hilarious-reasons-not-to-google-translate-thai/

 

Suspect in murder of mother and daughter re-enacts crime in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

Police on Thursday took a Muslim man to re-enact how he allegedly stabbed to death a mother and daughter before dumping their bodies near a bridge in Narathiwat’s Rangae district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010576-suspect-in-murder-of-mother-and-daughter-re-enacts-crime-in-narathiwat/

 

Six arrested in Khon Kaen, 198,000 meth pills seized

By The Nation

 

Police busted an alleged drug trafficking network in Khon Kaen’s Muang district at 10pm on Wednesday, arresting six suspects and seizing 198,000 methamphetamine pills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010577-six-arrested-in-khon-kaen-198000-meth-pills-seized/

 

 

Man Shoots Ex Wife at Hospital

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A man shot his ex-wife at her workplace.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010593-man-shoots-ex-wife-at-hospital/

 

Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012 while facing court-martial

By Jon Herskovitz and Lisa Maria Garza

 

 

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) - The former U.S. serviceman who committed the deadliest mass shooting on record in Texas escaped from a mental hospital in 2012 as he faced court-martial on domestic violence charges for which he was later convicted, a police report revealed on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010594-texas-church-gunman-escaped-mental-facility-in-2012-while-facing-court-martial/

 

Tillerson says no decision yet on Trump-Putin formal talks

 

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (2nd R) attend bilateral meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday there has been no decision on whether President Donald Trump will have formal talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Vietnam which begins later this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010595-tillerson-says-no-decision-yet-on-trump-putin-formal-talks/

 

Colombia seizes 12 tons of cocaine, its biggest ever haul

 

 

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia's top crime gang on Wednesday, the biggest haul ever in the nation's long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010596-colombia-seizes-12-tons-of-cocaine-its-biggest-ever-haul/

 

Minor train disruption rattles Singapore's reputation for glitch-free services

By Fathin Ungku

 

FILE PHOTO - An MRT train travels along a track in a neighbourhood in Singapore February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is grappling with a controversy that refuses to go away, a month after rainwater flooded a tunnel of its mass rapid transit (MRT) service, leading to the partial suspension of train runs at weekends.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010597-minor-train-disruption-rattles-singapores-reputation-for-glitch-free-services/

 

Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit

By Mai Nguyen

 

 

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010598-typhoon-damrey-kills-106-in-vietnam-reservoirs-brimming-before-apec-summit/

 

Where’s the best place to do business in Asia? (It’s not Thailand)

By Phuket Gazette & The Nation

 

 

Singapore, closely followed by South Korea, remains the best country in which to run a business, according to the World Bank.  While Brunei, Thailand and India have registered the most notable improvement in the ease of doing business. Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh are the region’s lowest ranked economies.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010600-where’s-the-best-place-to-do-business-in-asia-it’s-not-thailand/

 

NCPO cosiders local elections prior to general poll

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday said the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was considering allowing local elections at various levels including tambons and municipalities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010601-ncpo-cosiders-local-elections-prior-to-general-poll/

 

With red flag removed, NokScoot adds another Boeing 777-200 to fleet

By The Nation

 

 

NokScoot, Thailand’s medium-haul low cost airline, added a fourth big jet with a special Thai religious blessing ceremony at Don Muang International Airport on November 9.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010602-with-red-flag-removed-nokscoot-adds-another-boeing-777-200-to-fleet/

 

Thailand in the spotlight on CNN

By The Nation

 

 

Richard Quest, host of CNN Business Traveller, explores the evolving Thai tourism industry in the latest edition of the programme, which debuts this afternoon (November 9) at 4.30pm.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010603-thailand-in-the-spotlight-on-cnn/

 

This new Android phone is the same size as a credit card

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

In an age when almost all smartphone manufacturers are releasing devices with bigger and bigger screens, a Japanese firm has unveiled a new Android phone that can fit in your wallet.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-android-phone-size-credit-card/25514/

Forget Pokemon Go: The world is about to go crazy for this ‘Harry Potter’ mobile game

BY REUTERS

 

October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

 

Pokemon Go’s Niantic taps ‘Harry Potter’ magic for new AR game

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fantastic beasts, wizard adventures and magic spells will come to life in a new “Harry Potter” augmented reality mobile game from Pokemon Go developer Niantic Inc and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, the companies said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/forget-pokemon-go-world-go-crazy-harry-potter-mobile-game/25519/

iOS 11 bug is breaking iPhone keyboards – here’s how to fix it

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

Apple has responded after a strange bug in iOS 11 stopped some iPhone keyboards from working properly.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ios-11-bug-breaking-iphone-keyboards-heres-fix/25522/

Health Ministry Grapples With Sexual Harrasment

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Screenshot of a uniformed official identified as Assadej Rattanaworaprasert assaulting his victim

 

BANGKOK — A probe into a high-profile sexual assault complaint at the Ministry of Public Health will likely be completed by next week, an official said Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010609-health-ministry-grapples-with-sexual-harrasment/

 

Article 44 invoked over village and urban fund director’s job

By THE NATION

 

Nathee Klibthong

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked his absolute powers under the interim charter’s Article 44 to allow National Village and Urban Community Fund Office director Nathee Klibthong to remain in his senior position until November 5 of next year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010610-article-44-invoked-over-village-and-urban-fund-director’s-job/